document.write( "Question 369377: Please help me set up this equation, Mary has 22.75 in the bank. She only saves half dollars and quarters. She has $10.50 in half dollars, how MANY quarters does she have? I know how to get to the answer but I don't know how to set up the equation to solve for x \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #263180 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! She has half dollars & quarters \n" ); document.write( "Let quarters be x numbers \n" ); document.write( "Half dollars = $ 10.75 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "0.25x+10.75 = 22.50 \n" ); document.write( "-10.75 \n" ); document.write( "0.25x+10.75-10.75 = 22.50-10.75 \n" ); document.write( "0.25x=11.75 \n" ); document.write( "x= 11.75/0.25 \n" ); document.write( "x= 47 quarters \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |